16 January, 2018
Island activities:IOTA QRGs
CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz
SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz
AF-019; IG9, Pelagie Islands: A Slovenian team (Silvo/S50X,
Krajcar/S52P, Peter/S54W, Pavla/S56DX, Slavko/S57DX, and
Drago/S59A) plans to activate Lampedusa Island (IIA G001, WLOTA
2312, MIA MI-126) holiday-style between the 21st and 31st signing
IG9/homecalls. QSL via h/c.
NA-001; C6, Great Bahama Bank group: Heli/DD0VR and his wife Bigi will be paying Bahama Island a visit from Jan. 21 until Feb. 2. QRV as C6A/DD0VR on 80-10m on CW, SSB, and digital modes. They also plan to acitvate other islands during that time. QSL via DD0VR (d/B).
NA-122; HI, Dominican Republic's Coastal Islands: Members of the Loma del Tor DX Club (HI3AA, HI8GP, HI3CC, HI3MPC, HI8EFS, HI8K, HI3SD, HI8CAF, XE1AY, HI3K, HI8MAX, HI8JQE, HI6JHV, LU9EFO) will be active from Beata Island between the 20th and 28th as HI1LT on 80-10m on CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8. QSL via W2CCW (d/B).
SA-023; PY6, Bahia State North group: A team of Brazilian operators
(PP2OK, PY6DQ, PY6TV, and PY6ZK) plans to work from Itaparica Island with the call ZY6C from Jan. 18 to 20 on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10m (CW, SSB). QSL via PY6TV (d).
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14 January, 2019
Island activities:AF-037. (Reminder) Members of the F6KOP Team are now active as 9LY1JM from Banana Islands, Sierra Leone, until January 21st.
Operators mentioned are Frank/F4AJQ (Team Leader), Jean-Luc/F1ULQ/ AK8DX (Coleader), Patrick/F2DX, Andreas/DL3GA/AB8AY, Jimi/F4DLM/AF7JJ, Jean-Baptiste/F4ERY, Frank/F5TVG, Julien/F8AVK, Herman/ON4QX/ KM6CPP and Eric/ON7RN.
Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and FT8.
There will be 4 stations on the air: 4X Kenwood TRX-590s into VDA antenna 10 to 20m & Spiderbeam mast for low band 30 to 160m.
QSL via F5GSJ, direct or by the Bureau. Also, QSL via ClubLog or LoTW.
For more details and updates (w/pictures), see: https://9l2019dx.wordpress.com
AS-153. (Reminder) Members of the West Bengal Radio Club (VU2WB) are
now active as AU2HAM from Ganga Sagar Mela Island until January 17th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via VU2NRO.
EU-112. Members of the Invoker Team are planning to activate the Shiant
Isles group, Scotland, sometime in the Spring. Stay tuned for details.
NA-122. Operators Ez/HI3AA, Tino/HI3CC, Edwin/HI3K, Mike/HI3MPC, Jose/
HI3SD, HI6JHV, Cafefe/HI8CAF, Elio/HI8EFS, Gerardo/HI8GP, HI8JQE, Alfredo/HI8K, Max/HI8MAX, Martin/LU9EFO and Ismael/ XE1AY will be active as HI1LT from Beata Island between January 20-28th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via W2CCW.
SA-005. RRC operators Vasily/R7AL, Vasil/RA1ZZ, Vladimir/RK8A, Aleksei/
RL5F, Leonid/RW9JZ and Marco/CE1TBN will be active as XR0ZRC from Robinson Crusoe Island (WW Loc. FF06oi), in the Juan Fernandez Islands (CE0Z) group, between March 11-27th. The DXpedition Pilot will be Victor, UA3AKO. Activity will be on 160/80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via R7AL, direct, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW.
For more details and update, see: https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/xr0zrc
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